Heritage Week 2019 – celebrating water and our connections to it
Heritage Week took place this year from 17- 25 August. The theme this year was ’Pastimes|Past Times’. Events took place […]
Read MoreHeritage Week took place this year from 17- 25 August. The theme this year was ’Pastimes|Past Times’. Events took place […]
Read MoreLocal kids in Longford Town learn about water quality, water bugs, and what they can do to help protect their […]
Read MoreOriginally published in the Winter 2018 Catchments Newsletter. Catherine Seale, Galway’s Community Water Officer, tells us how Cuan Beo, a […]
Read More‘Balsam Bashing’ is the term used to describe the removal of the plant Himalayan Balsam, which is an invasive alien […]
Read MoreDublin celebrated World Water Day in March 2018, and then it had the amazing Dublin Waters Action Day in April, […]
Read MoreThe Community Water Development Fund supports communities developing water related projects and initiatives. Eoghan Brennan from Portrun Development Association tells […]
Read MoreAbbey TidyTowns won the overall 2018 Waters & Communities Special Award. They have been very concerned about their river and […]
Read MoreBernadette White tells us how talking with the local community is the first step taken in any catchment, with the […]
Read MoreFran Igoe tells us how the local community in Duncannon, County Wexford have been working together to understand their local […]
Read MoreMarie Archbold describes how the EPA Catchments Unit has led the development of guidance on how assessment of the significant […]
Read MoreThe Local Authority Waters Programme coordinates the efforts of local authorities and other public bodies in the implementation of the River Basin Management Plan, and supports local community and stakeholder involvement in managing our natural waters, for everyone’s benefit.
The EPA is responsible for coordinating the monitoring, assessment and reporting on the status of our 4,842 water bodies, looking at trends and changes, determining which waterbodies are at risk and what could be causing this, and drafting environmental objectives for each.
The Department is responsible for making sure that the right policies, regulations and resources are in place to implement the Water Framework Directive, and developing a River Basin Management Plan and Programme of Measures to protect and restore our waters.